New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-02
MosrS BOOK ABOUT THE ISLAND.
THINGS WHICH HE DIDN'T LIKE THERE.

HE OBJECTED TO THE DARK CELL AND TO BEING
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE VOLUME.
While John Most the Anarchist was serving his term
of ten months on Blackwers Island he found time 70
write book which he entities "The Horrors OF BLACK
wells Island' This "book" will be published to
in German 1t appears that Most was MADE run OF
by the convcs and this ranes In his SOUL for he knows
more about prisons than all OF them put together A
synopsis OF his book Ia given herewith His first chapter
il entitled "Penitentiary, Dime Museum He says;
The prisoners are allowed visits from relatives and friends
sSsyea and trimmed bald faced gorilla always ready
i was IN p.ychologcal torture that
sanf IN genera directed their nsosnt
ss aai%slss .nsES:s SLOW TIA s
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ahis North Republic outrage pre-
tyrsns ihs great ,s semi
IN the @ ss Of n S% Sana the cd
@ora but when must suffer such treatment in republic
o s nS nS"' e the n1sSna uS
The second chapter Most entities, "The Prison Chap
lains Oily Tongue" He says nit
.n Oh ssSd
about for agnSs had to te%an
chaplain Vas however
eeshe parasite Within my physical organization
- to ySg my ' eo but
You night anyhow to the services just
Ts S'F This fshi the
AT The third and last attempt lug into the temple Of
alleged Christian worship he sur wo We're W
TO be his final t fT% 9H
sa hore the oily toSgasd eSapsn abandoned hope Of
& 2c s aTS left so %e
The next chapter is headed "No dinner for sick prs-
oners." and has this in 1t:
to the six IN 5 prison tho K
and before taking his dinner This beautiful regulation de;
and si' w Rs'0Rn e
Ing grease Meanwhile the prisoners ordered form
haS @ sGs s 90 %SS * pps sundns
pnching their experimental objects, .,,o,o.. nm,
iOrmitV and should swallow the stun 9s at
ans PsS @ S eS ma his
death in his pocket before he can expect 70 DO
the hospital.
Another chapter is called "a Music Teacher Driven
Insane" 1t contains these expressions
s Of nseP %S
believe that OF German teacher Of music 20 %
the P pSeey normal SssisR but
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COMPLY dl;splPs TsF1,sS"s
He was confined cell for every socaed breach Of
se pOO e HSa c s ana &TnDg his hands child
punishment brought him nearer the verge Oh
In spite of his wretched condition the keepers woud racu
and shove him about
Most talks about Tho Dark Cen,' and says:
The dark cell Is borike dimensions as the or
binary holes in the "oes" only IL contains no
OF the iron grating has tighntng iron
in the narrow Being thus deprived OF fresh
air that the inc arceraed victim escapes
prisoner wants 10 sleep no must use the
stone tagging for couch. He 10 tortured also win
and thirst "a he only receives oneourth OF ounu
Of bread and Oneha pint OF water twenty four hours
This punishment may be increased by depving the pr
oner and shoes putting chain around his legs
with this verify OF notice That one might
get cell punishment for trivial offence whoever
Inadvertently breaks the ockstep forgets ms spoon on
face right ordered shk part OF his work Is sure
o make acquaintance with the dark CELL
Another chapter Most calls The Organgrinder with
his Monkey" In II he writes:
AS an Anarchist looked convict "chuns rs IN
product OF the miserable existing social
conditions this does by means make such
whit attractive than when found In Their
haunts and should much 70 choose them as com
panons However, in the Penitentiary was competed 70
and these follows took a nendish delight IN play
ing all kinds OF tricks upon me- would Wiling.
Iy let that pass but what exhsperated me
the most was the insults heaped upon One
Another CALCULATED cursng Yes would like 70 pull the
rope assistant the di in the machine shop used
tell the other prisoners referring TO me- When
/ fellow 10 seems though am an orga
grinder who has monkey skipping around" had no
other way of getting square with these individuals
reporting the officers and thus bring them to the dark
CELL but anarchsc principles forbade me such course
In conclusion, Most writes:
Well have left OF Backvers Island behind
experience impcnitent and with bitter
have again entered tho Dattlened OF
the proletariat We will know how to fulfil our duty